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ISBN: 978-1-927231-56-2
By Margaret MacDonald
From a one-roomed school in the remote Far North of New Zealand, Elwyn Richardson became a radical and internationally-renowned teacher. This is...
| Year published: 2016 | Publication type: Book | Publisher: NZCER Press | Abstracts: Sample chapter.pdf, | Abstracts: Contents page.pdf, | Abstracts: Elwyn Richardson flyer and order form.pdf | Content type: Books
Despite policies recommending schools collaborate with whānau and Māori communities, and research that indicates why these connections are important, what remains less obvious is how these...
| Year published: 2015 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
I am passionate about continually looking for ways to improve outcomes for students. I believe in the importance of being a connected educator, and in the responsibility we have to share...
| Year published: 2015 | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: set2015_3_012.pdf | Content type: Set article
What constitutes a quality centre or an effective teacher cannot be assumed to be globally the same and beliefs about quality invariably support dominant ideologies. For example, in the New...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
Outdoor education is often perceived as a series of activities involving novel physical challenges in remote settings or at specialist residential camps. Unfortunately, such experiences can...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Literacy and numeracy are high-stakes, and we do our students a disservice if we do not grow their capabilities in these areas. However, we also do them an immense disservice if we ignore...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This paper examines the implications of using large-scale assessment results (a) to make judgements about student achievement of educational goals and (b) to provide educators with directions for...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Assessment Matters article
Memorising a large repertoire of basic facts takes a significant cognitive load off the brain, allowing greater focus on the mathematics being explored. Neill outlines the benefits of having...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Imagine school students developing confidence and connectedness, being actively involved in society and autonomous learning, and demonstrating abilities in thinking, using language, managing...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: CM2008_4_001.pdf | Content type: Curriculum Matters article
In this article Jim Neyland responds to Dennis Sumara and Brent Davis in 2007’s Curriculum Matters, revealing how the writings of 20th century thinkers such as Niebuhr, Macquarrie, Korzybski, Fromm,...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article